ISTANBUL
An explosion ripped through a police station in Istanbul on Tuesday, killing a police officer and wounding at least 4 others, Istanbul's police chief said.
Huseyin Capkin said a suicide bomber tossed a hand grenade and then blew himself up inside the police station in the Sultangazi district.
He said the suicide bomber was a 25-year-old male, without giving any further detail about his identity or affiliation with any terrorist group.
The terrorist PKK organization has recently stepped up its attacks in the country.
Police station blast wounds seven in Istanbul
An explosion ripped through a police station in Istanbul on Tuesday, killing a police officer and wounding seven, Istanbul's police chief said.
Huseyin Capkin said four police officers and three citizens were wounded in the suicide bomb blast in the police station in the Sultangazi district, and they were not in critical condition.
A suicide bomber tossed a hand grenade and then blew himself up inside the police station in the Sultangazi district.
He said the suicide bomber was a 25-year-old male, without giving any further detail about his identity or affiliation with any terrorist group.
